English > affableness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to). |
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| Synonyms | affability, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality |
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| Narrower | condescension, condescendingness | affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank |
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| mellowness | geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana |
| sweetness and light | A mild reasonableness |
| Broader | friendliness | A friendly disposition |
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| Spanish | afabilidad, agrado, amabilidad, bonhomía, campechanería, condescendencia |
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| Catalan | afabilitat, amabilitat, condescendència, gentilesa |
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| Adjectives | affable | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
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